Clinical and Biological Effects of Valproic Acid as a Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor on Tumor and Surrogate Tissues: Phase I/II Trial of Valproic acid and Epirubicin/FEC

@article{Munster2009ClinicalAB,
  title={Clinical and Biological Effects of Valproic Acid as a Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor on Tumor and Surrogate Tissues: Phase I/II Trial of Valproic acid and Epirubicin/FEC},
  author={Pamela N. Munster and Douglas C. Marchion and Elona Biçaku and Mira Lacevic and Jongphil Kim and Barbara Ann Centeno and Adil I. Daud and Anthony M Neuger and Susan E. Minton and Daniel C. Sullivan},
  journal={Clinical Cancer Research},
  year={2009},
  volume={15},
  pages={2488 - 2496}
}
Purpose: The aim was to study the biological and molecular effects of the histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, valproic acid, in patients with solid tumor malignancies. Experimental Design: A phase I dose escalation of valproic acid given on days 1 to 3 followed by epirubicin (day 3) was followed by a dose expansion of valproic acid combined with 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide (FEC100). Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic studies entailed valproic acid and epirubicin plasma… 
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